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4434The Cameron Balloon Factoryhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90900
This is an excellent interactive on-line case study of the Cameron Hot Air Balloon factory in Bristol, UK. It covers many aspects of the functional disciplines of business: human resource management, operations, production management, accounting, marketing, etc. It also includes hypertext links to different departments in the ACTUAL FACTORY! The site is Illustrated with real photos, bios of various managers, and data. This is a real find!Managing the Digital Enterprisehttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90049
"Managing the Digital Enterprise" is open courseware for teaching a university-level course in e-commerce. It delivers all of the content online (text, audio, video). Discussion topics include: design, web metrics, business models, auctions, agents, security, encryption, privacy, and intellectual property, Internet governance and ethics. The site in updated continuously.An Ethics Toolkit for Managershttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90385
This is a tutorial on Business Ethics provided by the Free Management Library. The tutorial covers a number of different topics on ethics, provides some real life examples and also provides some exercise sheets for evaluating ethical scenarios.Business Ethics Cases 2http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75988
This site has links to a variety of cases and articles concerning business ethics. The cases have questions for discussionCasePlace.orghttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=232160
CasePlace.org is a free, practical on-line resource for up-to-date case studies, syllabi and innovating teaching materials for business educators.&nbsp; Materials are searchable by discipline, industry, topic, region, product type, author and publication year.&nbsp; Mini-cases from Lockheed Martinhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89350
These are a series of 20 mini-cases that concern ethical dilemmas in business. The game was designed to educate the employees of Lockheed Martin (and other high tech corporations that have adopted the game) about ethical norms, corporate support for coping with ethically significant problems, and corporate policy. Each mini-case is accompanied by four candidate answers and each of these answers has a score between -20 and +15 and a brief explanation. In some places discussion and commentary (identified as to author) have been added to on Lockheed Martin's answers and scores.The Case Interviewhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88104
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) uses the "case interview" when hiring potential new consultants for their firm. This site actually provides a good example of the thinking and analytical skills needed to solve a business case. The site provides feedback and is interactive.Strategy Teaching Toolkithttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90594
This site includes a wealth of information for a Business Strategy course. Included are readings for managers, cases, PowerPoint presentations, sample business plans and links to other relevant sites.Business Planning Tutorialshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=419848
This website has numerous business tutorials to help understand and or build a business. Current Tutorials Include: Planning is Modular- Mix and Match Business Planning Tips- Form Follows Function Planning is Management Strategy is the Heart of the Plan Business Plan Flesh and Bones Sales Forecast, Part 1: Structure Sales Forecast, Part 2: Logic Sales Forecast, Part 3: Back to the Spreadsheet Dress and Grow Your Business Plan The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 1 The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 2 The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 3 Content is subject to change. Conversation About Business Ethicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75756
This is a 52 minute video in RealVideo that features a conversation with Dr. Thomas Shanks of the Markkula Center for Ethics at Santa Clara University. Drs. Larry Hinman, Marc Lampe, and Gene Rothswohl of the University of San Diego assist in the interview